6TH INTERNATIONAL PHAROS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Wednesday 8 October 2014
CONCERT
OF LIVE ELECTRONICS, IMPROVISATION & FREE JAZZ
"SOUNDSPACES"(JOHANNES
SCHWARZ / BASSOON, SASCHA ARMBRUSTER /SAXOPHONE)
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8:30pm
Entrance: €10
The 6th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival concludes
with a concert of live electronics, improvisation and free jazz by Soundspaces – a fascinating duo programme with Johannes Schwarz (bassoon)
and Sascha Armbruster (saxophone), who will be joined by sound-engineer
Sebastian Schottke. The concert will take place at the The Shoe Factory, on Wednesday 8 October 2014, 8:30pm.
The audience will be able to enjoy an extraordinary,
unconventional, musical experience and an amazing symbiosis between the
natural world of sound and electronics in a leisurely setting with a glass
of wine. The concert is co-organised with the Goethe-Institut Zypern.
***Please note that due to ambiguous weather conditions the concert will
take place at The Shoe Factory main hall and not on the roof garden as
previously advertised.
SOUNDSPACES
Soundspaces is a fascinating project for bassoon, saxophone and electronics
formed by Johannes Schwarz (bassoon) and Sascha Armbruster (saxophone). The
genesis of Soundspaces has its roots on the common background of the two
musicians: Both Johannes and Sacha have performed and interpreted pieces in
their solo programmes, which have been highly influenced by the use of
synthesized music, therefore they decided to join forces and integrate
electronic music as the central theme of their programme. The high standard
and freshness of Soundspaces is enhanced by the inclusion of live-electronic
and live-sampling straight into the live improvisations. The electronic
sound-system of Soundspaces was exclusively developed at the ZKM in
Karlsruhe and the ICST (Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology
Zürich).
Johannes Schwarz (bassoon) has been a member of the Ensemble Modern since
2003, and the artistic leader of the Ensemble Modern Academy, coordinating
all educational projects of Ensemble Modern, since 2013. Apart from
regularly performing in renowned radio and symphony orchestras, he performed
for several years in baroque ensembles on original instruments, and has
appeared with radio big bands as well as various improvisation ensembles.
His CD productions feature works for solo bassoon premiered by him as well
as classical and baroque music, but also a number of arrangements.
After winning the “Premier prix à l' Unanimité” at the Conservatoire de
Paris, where he studied with Claude Delangle, Sascha Armbruster (saxophone)
decided to specialize in contemporary music. His concert-activities as a
soloist and with chamber groups have brought him to famous festivals in
Japan, the US and all over Europe, and he has appeared with leading
contemporary ensembles such as the Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche and
Klangforum Wien. He is the founder and member of the ARTE Quartett, and
since 2011, he has been tutor at the Conservatory of Lucerne.
Sebastian Schottke studied sound engineering and music production at the
University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, and won a scholarship to
the International Ensemble Modern Academy in Frankfurt / Main. His intensive
activities (in concert and studio) in the field of contemporary music led
him to collaborations as a sound director with numerous composers, ensembles
and dance companies at festivals such as the Avignon Festival, the Edinburgh
Festival, the Ruhrtriennale, the Munich Biennale, the Beethovenfest Bonn,
Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Wien Modern and the Modern Academy
Concert Series in Hong Kong. Since 2008, Sebastian Schottke works as a sound
engineer for the ZKM (Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie) in Karlsruhe.
Information: Pharos
Arts Foundation Tel. +35722663871 /
www.pharosartsfoundation.org
Tickets: €10
Box Office: Directly from the Foundation’s website
www.pharosartsfoundation.org/Tickets_online.htm or Tel. 9666-9003 (Monday - Friday
10:00am-3:00pm)
